Jefferson girls earn first win

NEWPORT — Everything seemed to be working against Lutheran South’s girls basketball team in their nonleague battle with Jefferson Thursday night.

The Saints were without their leading scorer, had only six healthy players and turned the ball over 43 times.

They still managed to lead the Bears by a point at halftime before Jefferson’s pressure and defense took over and carried the Bears to a 44-28 victory.

Hollie Fleming had 13 points and 10 rebounds while Olivia Boos added 11 points and 7 boards as Jefferson wore down the Saints.

Chelsea Seguna did a great job off the bench, scoring 10 points.

After a slow-paced first half, the Bears picked up the tempo in the second. They quickly turned a 15-12 deficit into a 27-17 advantage.

Kristi Smrcka, the Saints’ leading scorer this season, sprained her ankle in the first quarter of the Erie Mason game Tuesday. Sarah Holtzen also is out with an injury. That left Lutheran South with only six available players. The situation became even more dire when Rebecca Anderson got into foul trouble.

Senior Molly Roebke was a huge force inside for the Saints. She had a hand in every point, scoring 24 and assisting on Marie Frank’s two field goals. Roebe also had 14 rebounds. Frank assisted on 8 of Roebke’s 10 field goals.

Jefferson never led until the second half, but used a 10-0 run to jump in front 22-15. Fleming hit back-to-back shots to increase the gap to 31-21. Emily Morrow also gave the Bears a big lift during the second-half runaway.

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